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Prosecutors Level New Charges Against Florida Arms Dealer AEY
Federal prosecutors in Miami have stepped up their case against AEY Inc. and the 22-year-old arms dealer accused of selling shoddy and illegal ammo to the U.S. government to supply the Afghan Army.
Prosecutors have filed a superseding indictment, adding a stack of wire fraud charges to the initial case that led to the arrest of Efraim Diveroli and three other business associates on June 19 for violations of the Arms Control Export Act.
There's no new allegations from the previous indictment, but the U.S. attorney in Miami decided to hang wire fraud charges on each of the money transfers the firm received from the U.S. Army.
Diveroli now faces 13 counts of wire fraud, which under federal law carry a possible sentence of up to 20 years in prison.
This all makes getting arrested for drunk driving and accused of domestic violence seem like no big deal.
Comments (5)
Every time I see this guy's face, it reminds me of Andy Samberg, from Saturday Night Live!
July 23, 2008 7:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ralph G.Merrill,65, was indicted along with Diveroli and others. Merrill owns Vector Arms, located in Bountiful Utah. Vector Arms manufactures and sells Uzis.
I posted that info and more about Merrill last
month here in the TPM MR. When I looked for those comments today, I noticed that all of the comments in AEY posts dated June 20, 24 and 25 are now hidden. Any reason why?
In the one comment I made about Merrill that is still visible, I speculated whether Ralph G. Merrill was the Merrill in the Merrill Arms Corporation, registered in Utah between 1973 and 1978.
The only Merrill Arms officer listed in the registration is Orrin G. Hatch, assistant secretary and, of course, the long time senator from Utah.
July 24, 2008 1:26 AM | Reply | Permalink
Hey, Mrs. P.
I went to the thread of June 20. It said there were 11 comments, but I couldn't see any of them when I opened the article.
So I tried to post a comment. After I posted a comment, I was able to see all of them!
So I think it's a little bug with the boards. Not any kind of conspiracy. (As far as I know...)
-- ARG
July 24, 2008 10:28 AM | Reply | Permalink
so how did this putz get access to even be considered for this contract
who does he know ???
what slimy repuglitarded war criminal is hiding under the rock behind this asshat ???
follow the money
what treasonous war profiteers are connected to this criminal enterprise
July 24, 2008 1:34 AM | Reply | Permalink
Appearantly one of the people so positioned for the youngster's benefit is one Orrin G. Hatch.
If he's no longer the corporate secretary, he failed to notify the secretary of state's office that he's no longer the registered agent. Too late now.
July 24, 2008 8:47 AM | Reply | Permalink